Its clearly gone now from the google earth view, but it had a huge pool in a T shape. Whitestone, NY 11357. Was there also to see the first stones being laid and then went home (that later became Arlington Cemetery). If I remember correctly your family lived on Powells Cove Blvd. Remembering Jackie Robinson [SpliceToday] Went to Wide Wings and a nursery school near there that has become nameless in my memory. Yes, The Bertlesons made their own chocolates and they were good! The last 6 acres of the former Cresthaven Country Club in Whitestone are back on the selling block. There was a Bayside Bell Rod & Gun Club (c.1962-66+/-) that was able to use the Fort Totten indoor rifle & pistol range and where was the range? Puerto Madero N9710, Oficina 22, Pudahuel - Santiago | saudi arabian airlines flight 763 cvr transcript Coming in from the entrance there was a building with a few offices and then girls lockers went to the left and boys to the right. Weepy's pool hall was a famous fixture for many years, as was Jimmy's luncheonette . Most of the homes on the six-acre site will have approximately 2,500 square feet of living space with four bedrooms and four full bathrooms, according to Tim O'Sullivan of Fulcrum Real Estate. You could walk from the park to the CYO along the shore if you didnt mind climbing a few fences. Born April 1, 1918 in New York City, he came to Dunedin 33 years ago from Whitestone, NY where he was an engineer/superintendent for the Catholic Youth Organization, Diocese of Brooklyn, responsible for Cresthaven Country Club, Whitestone Country Club, Cresthaven Yacht Club and CYO Day Camps for . Address, neighborhood, city, or ZIP code. John I came here in search of info about Whitestone Pool and you seem to have many memories of it. Crime did not even exist. Forgotten NY correspondent. This promontory is known on maps as Cryders Point. Considering that Queenss north shore once had numerous beaches with resorts and amusement parks prior to the Second World War, are there any swimming sites still in operation on the East River? 1st year = We played there, then boarded buses to the CYO Cresthaven Pool, went swimming and had lunch overlooking the East River and the next door dock and marina. It did get noisy mid 70s since most of us had dirt bikes. I lived on 24rd ave. So off to Virginia he went. This outcropping usedtohave a lighthouse that was operated by a keeper until around 1990. OFF MARKET 315 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 Whitestone 4 Beds 4 Baths 4,000 sqft $1,637,700 Trulia Estimate as of Jan 8, 2023 Est. Went to Boosters beach and sold my share/spot, what an idiot I am!!!! Anyone remember Carosons Hardware store on Francis Lewis off 26th ave? There were NO EXCUSES! Me too! Has been gone a while. I remember when Beechhurst was Beechhurst. My mother went there as a child. (I could hear all your parents partying at night). Boosters beach is disgusting with all those overgrown mansions there. Its original name was Levitt House and the initials LH were imbedded in the tile floor of each of the 32 lobbies. Neither ever went beyond planning stage. 145-40 5 ave Whitestone, NY 11357: Presented by. We used to walk from school to Scottys Pizza on Franny Lew and Willets Point. You had to keep winning to hold the court, very competetive. Whitestone, Queens, NY 11357. Hi Jerry! Some of them had the image of swasticas! Countryside Montessori 8 Week Camp is the answer. Went to PS 193, 79 and 30. Also vacant is the Willett Farmhouse, hidden behind thick vegetation. I was allegedly the barefoot handball champion of Whitestone Park (1964) Playing Asteroids and eating toasted buttered bagels at Bridge Lanes Building Facts Units Active Listings Past Sales Past Rentals All Units No active listings in building See past sales or past rentals Filter Units Nearby Transportation There is no data available Plus in days before easy access to aerial photos, it was even harder to imagine what went on at the waters edge. I had relatives who lived in Whitestone. 330 Cresthaven Ln, Whitestone, NY 11357 | 26 Photos | MLS #3279227 - Movoto Virtual Tour 330 Cresthaven Ln Whitestone, NY 11357 FOR SALE New 19 Hours Ago $1,588,000 5 Bd 3 Ba 3,180 Sqft Go See This Home with a Whitestone Agent Contact Agent 26 Photos Map Save Share Nearby Homes New 1 Hour Ago House For Sale $1,200,000 3 Bd 2 Ba 2,160 Sqft $556/Sqft I wish I could find some of these awards from the window painting constests to give to my son. Hi Joanie and Brenda you lived on my Block 12 ave.my mother and father still live on 12 ave.I live on 12 road now never left .Joanie how is your sister Alita I hope I spelled it right .Brenda how is your brother Jerry? I did not have her, but Did she have reddish hair? He officiated the marriage ceremony of my wife and I. If my memory serves me correct (and there is no guarantee these days!!!) Hope you are happy and healthy! Wildflower and Le Havre are both located at Powells Cove Boulevard and Totten Street. In Whitestone. Locals said it was once one of the ferries that ran between Whitestone and the Bronx. My cousin was Richey Jensen ..one of the owners of Whitestone deli. Any links to anything related would be great thx. I too went to CYO day camp. Bet we crossed paths in the past. I think it was right under the Utopia Parkway near the Throgs Neck Bridge. Frances Lewis Park was neverland to me. My brother in law is Karl Stork- He moved out to Montauk & was the head baker for Gurney`s Inn before retiring! There was Adventurers Inn, the Aero Slife, Golf City, a watching the planes at Flushing (Speeds) Aiport At low tide, Id go to the Cement Pier in Malba and enter what I called the tunnel and what I now believe was a storm discharge outlet! Worked on the waterfront both at Whitestone and next door at Cresthaven for several summers with really tremendous kids from all the Catholic high schools in Queens. Ed Winters, are you related to Robert, now in Cambridge? As a teenager I worked there 2 summers for $100 a summer. I remember the Kent Trucks coming in every afternoon along 20th avenue with cleaning items from their entire network of dry cleaning shops. Like me and you, he had a childhood using the CYO aka Cresthaven Pool. Then later, through my research I found a postcard from the Astoria Historical Society the showed the pool and dock/marina next door. I am interested in information about P.S. Yes 60s/70s Beechurst was a boys paradise. ), Mr. Campbell was an old kind of nasty man. The mansions are overcrowding what used to beautiful old farm houses and Tudors. The green knife sharpening truck used to come down our block everyday(138 street between 11ave-14ave. It cost $1.25 in those days. So beautiful there and such wonderful times the best 12 summers of my life. There were 2 pools: the whitestone pool was the public pool at the end of the street. Each apartment has a terrace and full-length windows. Leifs That Are Green [SpliceToday] In 1969:I keep my boat in Mayers Marina. PS 79 for kindergarten, and St Lukes for 1-8 grade. The Mattone Group of College Point and the Associated Development Corporation of Bayside are developing the $52 million project, called Waterside Estates at Cresthaven, with up to 117 houses,. Campbell was the prinicipal when I was there as well. I used the pool for one summer (1954 or 1955). I do not remember the name of my 3rd grade teacher but remember a boy named Gerald Friedman who was in that class with me. We too lived on 12th road between 154th and 157th. Many memories to bore you with but enjoyed reading these comments. Their business is recorded as DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. He was quite intimidating. In 1924, Queens Gold Coast was enhanced by the construction of Wildflower, briefly the home of Broadway impresario Oscar Hammerstein II, who named the mansion after one of his plays. How many residential units does this building have? Here, residential developers hold sway and instead of parks, gated communities separate the public from the water. Running between Beechhurst and Jamaica Estates, this roadway begins as a one-lane dead-end on the shore of Little Bay. The old Beechurst Building had interesting tiles on the floor. How did it change so much ugh. Following its closing in 1989, the property wassubdividedfor tract mansions accessed by private streets. In aneighborhoodfilled with private gated communities, cameras and security guards, the best day for me to check out these beaches is when there is a heavy downpourandno ones watching. Growing up in Whitestone in the 60s and 70s, the waterfront (other than F. L. Park) was always a mystery to me, what with the large Tropicana plant, and then the private lanes and houses that you mention. It was chlorinated pretty well so no one every got sick. Then 49 other kids and I had to fold our papers outside of the station office on Cross Island Parkway and 149th Street. As a child I recall the remains of a ferry boat partially buried in the shore line of an old run down marina called Captain Bills. 79primarily about how and why that magnificent building was torn down. For 39 years, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Brooklyn operated the Cresthaven Country Club on 19.5 acres, including some on the river, providing thousands of city youngsters the chance. I grew up with owners kids. Aww, the memories. I loved those days! We were middle class. I was wondering if you are the same Gerald Friedman who I was in 3rd grade with at PS 79 in 1971. When one visits Little Bay Park, the curved coastline is reminiscent of Orchard Beach. My gramps was a regular customer. I think it had an iron fence around it. I did my red cross junior lifesaver course there. I worked there for Frank Tokar that ran the entire facility. Finally, F.L. And the old mother of the husband or Fran lived with them in that small space in the back of the store. From the bead-end at Cresthaven, one can see Whitestone Point Rock. gave me when I left for the Army. It is one of the two last private beaches remaining on the Queens shoreline of the East River. We enjoyed Freddies pizza too and the Clintonville Bar Restaurant for fried shrimp and spaghetti. David. It was the best bakery around. When the complex went co-op in the 80s , I believe, it could no longer be called by its original name and the developers had to decide whether to rip up 32 lobby floors or find a name that would have the same initials. Especially after Mass at St Lukes on Sunday. Closer to the water, the pool had a pool house that overlooked the water and we used to take rowboats out into the river. My brother knew one of her sons, I think his name was Paul. Lighting Punks from Little Neck Bay for fireworks on the 4th of July. There is a very old public school building in Flushing, just off Union Street, catty corner to Flushing HIgh School, that is still used today. I finished 6th grade there in 1963, JHS 185 in 1966 and Flushing High School in 1969. At 11:15 p.m. exactly, John saw me across the room, walked quickly over and asked me to dance. 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